{"id":21131,"date":"2023-09-05T08:59:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/?p=21131"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:04:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T15:04:50","slug":"us-club-soccers-coach-education-opportunities-expand-to-u-s-soccer-b-licenses-beginning-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/us-club-soccer-coach-education-opportunities-expand-to-us-soccer-b-licenses-beginning-january-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"US Club Soccer&#8217;s coach education opportunities expand to U.S. Soccer &#8216;B&#8217; licenses beginning January 2024 (UPDATE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21131\" class=\"elementor elementor-21131\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf68c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecf68c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24fc760\" data-id=\"24fc760\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb82800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb82800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">US Club Soccer's coach education opportunities expand to U.S. Soccer 'B' licenses beginning January 2024 (UPDATES)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6286c2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6286c2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CHARLESTON, S.C. (Sept. 5, 2023) \u2013<\/strong> US Club Soccer and its members will host U.S. Soccer \u2018B\u2019 coach licensing courses for the first time beginning next year. Seven \u2018B\u2019 courses have been approved by U.S. Soccer and will be hosted in multiple regions throughout the country between January-June 2024. Additional \u2018B\u2019 courses will be hosted in the second half of the year and announced at a later date.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe greatly appreciate U.S. Soccer\u2019s confidence in us to host these \u2018B\u2019 courses,\u201d said Dr. Missy Price, US Club Soccer VP of Education &amp; Development. \u201cThis is a major improvement in making coach education more accessible. US Club Soccer offers multiple stages of a coach\u2019s licensing pathway, beginning with grassroots and progressing through \u2018D,\u2019 \u2018C\u2019 and now \u2018B\u2019 licenses. We\u2019re excited by the impact this will have on coaches, clubs, leagues and ultimately, players.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Registration to the following \u2018B\u2019 courses opens October 2 in the U.S. Soccer Learning Center<\/strong>. <em><span class=\"ui-provider bmu bmv bmw bmx bmy bmz bna bnb bnc bnd bne bnf bng bnh bni bnj bnk bnl bnm bnn bno bnp bnq bnr bns bnt bnu bnv bnw bnx bny bnz boa bob boc\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE (Sept. 14): <\/span><\/em><span class=\"ui-provider bmu bmv bmw bmx bmy bmz bna bnb bnc bnd bne bnf bng bnh bni bnj bnk bnl bnm bnn bno bnp bnq bnr bns bnt bnu bnv bnw bnx bny bnz boa bob boc\" dir=\"ltr\">US Club Soccer member coaches who meet the &#8216;B&#8217; license eligibility requirements are encouraged to contact their clubs and leagues when registration opens for the links. These courses are expected to fill quickly, so coaches are advised to update their profiles in the Learning Center prior to Oct. 2 to expedite the registration process.<\/span>\u00a0The dates listed are the first and second in-person course dates:<\/p><ul><li><strong>March 3-6<\/strong> \/ <strong>May 12-15<\/strong> | St. Johns, FL | <em>Co-hosted by Florida Elite Soccer Academy &amp; Florida Club Leagues<\/em><\/li><li><strong>March 4-7<\/strong> \/ <strong>May 6-9<\/strong> | Fontana, CA | <em>Co-hosted by Sporting California USA &amp; SOCAL<\/em><\/li><li><strong>March 7-10<\/strong> \/ <strong>May 16-19<\/strong> | Norman, OK | <em>Co-hosted by Oklahoma Celtic &amp; Oklahoma Premier Clubs<\/em><\/li><li><strong>March 8-11<\/strong> \/ <strong>May 17-20<\/strong> | Woodbridge, VA | <em>Co-hosted by PSWI\/VDA &amp; Virginia Premier Soccer League<\/em><\/li><li><strong>March 11-14<\/strong> \/ <strong>May 6-9<\/strong> | Sacramento, CA | <em>Co-hosted by Davis Legacy SC &amp; NorCal Premier<\/em><\/li><li><strong>March 11-14<\/strong> \/ <strong>May 13-16<\/strong> | San Diego, CA | <em>Co-hosted by San Diego Surf &amp; SOCAL<\/em><\/li><li><strong>March 11-14<\/strong> \/ <strong>May 13-16<\/strong> | St. Paul, MN | <em>Co-hosted by Twin Cities Soccer Leagues<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>UPDATE (Oct. 6):<\/em> US Club Soccer is proud to announce an additional six &#8216;B&#8217; license courses taking place in the fall. They will start virtually in July and open to registration in the coming weeks. Priority registration for US Club member coaches will begin on November 13. More information will be provided by the leagues.<\/p><ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><li data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Sept. 1-4 \/ Nov. 1-4<\/strong>\u00a0| Atlanta, GA | <em>Co-hosted by United Futbol Academy &amp; South Atlantic Premier League\/Southeastern<\/em> <em>Clubs Champions League<\/em><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Sept. 8-11 \/ Nov. 3-6<\/strong>\u00a0| Piscataway, NJ | <em>Co-hosted by PDA &amp; ECNL<\/em><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Sept. 9-12 \/ Nov. 4-7<\/strong>\u00a0| Davis, CA | <em>Co-hosted by Davis Legacy SC &amp; NorCal Premier<\/em><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Sept. 9-12 \/ Nov. 4-7<\/strong>\u00a0| Tampa, FL | <em>Co-hosted by Florida Premier FC &amp; Florida Club Leagues<\/em><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Sept. 13-16 \/ Nov. 8-11<\/strong>\u00a0| Seattle, WA | <em>Co-hosted by PACNW SC &amp; ECNL\/Washington Premier League<\/em><\/li><li data-ogsc=\"black\"><strong>Sept. 23-26 \/ Nov. 21-24<\/strong>\u00a0| <em>Kansas City, KS | Co-hosted by U.S. Soccer<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>US Club Soccer strongly encourages coaches who want to request a waiver for the qualification requirements for the &#8216;B&#8217; license based on foreign coaching certifications do so immediately to be able to register on November 13. To begin the process, <a title=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/B-Waiver-Document.docx\" href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/B-Waiver-Document.docx\">please click here<\/a>. Submit a completed waiver and supporting documentation to US Club Soccer Director of Coach Education <a href=\"mailto:vganzberg@usclubsoccer.org\">Vince Ganzberg<\/a>.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Soccer \u2018B\u2019 courses are the highest level of coach education US Club Soccer offers. It is considered among the \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/programs\/coach-education\/us-soccer-education\/courses\/\">Pro Pathway<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d of U.S. Soccer\u2019s coach licensing pathway, and as such, coach candidates are prepped to work with youth (U-13+) or senior teams in a performance environment. Course goals include applying and evaluating team and player development related to a game model, as well as analyzing, evaluating and optimizing the learning environment for the team and individual players.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-598ac58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"598ac58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0ce98f\" data-id=\"a0ce98f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427ca23\" data-id=\"427ca23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7085fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7085fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/USSF-Coach-License-Pathway.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11287 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/USSF-Coach-License-Pathway.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11287 lazyload\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c38df9\" data-id=\"8c38df9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6fdb94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6fdb94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba219ea\" data-id=\"ba219ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20387eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20387eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US Club Soccer and its member organizations regularly host other levels within the coach licensing pathway, such as Grassroots, \u2018D\u2019 and \u2018C\u2019 courses. Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/usclubsoccer.org\/programs\/coach-education\/us-soccer-education\/courses\/\">Courses<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Club Soccer&#8217;s coach education opportunities expand to U.S. Soccer &#8216;B&#8217; licenses beginning January 2024 (UPDATES) CHARLESTON, S.C. 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